public bank atm card if not wrong currently all is the pb d2d debit card liao, tat 1 can use for withdraw at taiwan atm, i using it so i noe and dun need activate at all.
and frankly speaking i recommend direct swipe CC / debit card if can, withdraw from atm - RM10 for each transact. Use CC/Debit card same rate and can get cash back bonus (altot very very low...).

and yeah, recommend change to USD first at Msia, then change to TWD at their airport.
thru this method usualy u get 100TWD : 10.60RM (end of May rate when i go).

and at some shopping mall or shops,in the same day if u purchase over 3000TWD can ask for 5% foreign visitor tax back , Eslite can do tat for sure (any shops within same building, and pls consult Customer Service counter first ).

once you login CIMB clicks, there's a 'Overseas Activation' there on the list of links, under 'ATM Services'

good luck, i'm going in a few days, enjoy!

maybe he want the steps after getting into clicks?

heard that their high speed train going to have some problem, is it???

u can actually do it in the airport itself. opt to collect from the customer service counter in the airport.

enjoy! i can't wait to go!!!

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Added on June 21, 2011, 4:14 pmanyone of u visited the taiwan tourism center in KL? any information i can get from there? like travel info etc...

Malaysia
Taiwan Visitors Association, Kuala Lumpur Office
Address： WISMA GOLDHILL Suite 25-01, Level 25, Wisma Goldhill, 67 Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Tel： +60-3-2070-6789
Fax： +60-3-2072-3559
E-mail： tva@streamyx.com

This post has been edited by aiyume: Jun 21 2011, 04:14 PM

well, you can get free maps there...and maybe can ask something that u not sure about...

Hi all,

I would like to visit Taiwan soon but I would like to know, is it better to go on tour or on my own?

Since it is my first visit, I was thinking to go by tour.

Anyone can recommend which tour agency offers affordable and most importantly reliable travel package to Taiwan? How much would it usually cost?

The Taiwan Visitors Association, they have 'goodies' for those going to Taiwan. Dunno how to explain.. but have 2 choices. before this they will give out either EasyCard with N amount of value or some hotspring voucher.. But i heard they are not so friendly.
My travel partner visited their booth during Matta Fair, instead of the EasyCard, they pushed her to take a coupon that can redeem for souvenir at the airport when we leave Taiwan..

Ya found it d. Earlier really can't find the option.

So should change some USD here?

yaya couldn't find the steps earlier as I can't find the overseas activation.

Hi guys

I came across this advert by Reliance travel showing this 6 Days 5 Nights Taipei Leisure Tour which only cost from RM1399. Isn't it really cheap? I actually don't mind just paying to just stay at their hotels and taking the flight while I do my own touring as they have plan it for us. I hope that this price does include the return flight as well.

I have yet to call them up but I would like to gather some opinion from my fellow forummates about your views towards this tour and Reliance travel

Thank you!

Sorry, unable to read chinese coz i'm a Banana.

Do check for their T&C and if the price includes the airport taxes, hotel service charges & taxes etc.

If it does, you should go ahead. Also do get them to confirm on the hotel. Sometimes when the price is so cheap, hotels tend to be really bad la.

ya. during my last month trip i bring around 1.2k USD, RM200, debit card thats all .
jz remember to change ur USD to TWD at their airport~

cool. not sure if they open on weekend. guess will have to call up.

u can go by tour, then next trip go on your own for those places u are interested. round island tour will cost around 2.5k - 3.5k depends on how many days covering which area of taiwan.

my friend recommended this agency http://www.abcholiday.com.my/taiwan.html but i never tried before so i cannot give comment.

if u are hardworking, u can actually do more research and go on your own because follow tour normally will be rush and every place only visit for a limited time.

not so friendly

Icic, the English explanation can be found below though, thanks for your input

ya, sometimes it provide a very bad hotel or it far from the transport available......

Good thing about tour - everything is planned for you. you just need to wake up in time to catch the bus, take photo and then rush back to bus after the allocated time is up.

Bad thing about tour - you have limited time at each place you visit. some places are worth spending more time and some are not... in the end you might not enjoy

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Good thing about Free n easy - you get to plan where you want to go and allocate ample time on it

Bad things about Free n easy - you need to do really lots and lots of research, like me then only your trip will be smooth.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 10:00 pmthere's a Matta Fair coming in Aug... do some homework on what and where you wanna go, then ask around.

there's not really anything good or bad about tour or free n easy. it all depends on you. if you lazy to do research, then go tour. if you wanna make use of your time in taiwan and visit the places you really like, then you go for free n easy.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 10:13 pmif ringgit is still strong against usd (better rate), then maybe change to usd will be better...

few days ago i was at mid valley and kinda curious on the current exchange rate at wawasan. still NT100 to RM10.80. At some point a few weeks earlier, they shot up to RM11.

anyway, it's only worth it if you change quite a big sum of USD.

This post has been edited by jlgoh9: Jun 22 2011, 10:13 PM

I managed to get 10.78 in taipan. But then the difference won't be obvious unless you are changing super alot. So change wherever is convenient...if not the difference will be the same to include the trouble...

now most places are at 11 for taiwan dollar d. I only changed 100USD while I have 15k taiwan dollar enough ka?

depends on what you want to spend there... if just sightseeing and eat, then i think is more than enough. for 1 person or 2?

seems like NTD is dropping leh. wawasan money changer is now showing 10.78 on their website. it was 10.83 last week.

btw, anyone went to Miramar Entertainment Centre? their website is down i can't check more details.

well, it doesn't really make any difference...

btw, blog updated